Permanent golf tee



July 5, 1932. W E, WILLEY 1,866,143

PERMANENT GOLF TEE Fil'ed AJune 1l. 1930 Patented July 5, 1932` YWILLIAM EQWILLEEVOFIGHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS c PERMANENT `GOLE man. p e

Application filed June 11,

rlhe invention relates to improvements in golfing equipment andparticularly toan improved permanent golf ball vtee and mounting.

An object of the invention is to provide'an improvedl permanent golfball tee which may be employed on indoor or outdoor golf courses. Y p nAnother object is. to provide an improved device of the characterreferred to with means Vfor detachably securing,V selectively,l tees ofdifferent heights. l p

Another object is to provide a permanent tee constructed to stand abuse,such as is encountered by inadvertent-ly striking it with a golf club,or the like.

Another object is to provide an improved permanent tee mounting thatwill not tend to retard or deiiect the swing ofa golfclub, or the Eightof a golf ball therefrom.V y 1 Another objectl is to provide ,a deviceof the character referred tc, with means adapted to be embedded in afloor or in the ground, and means for readily securing it in place.

Another object is te provide an improved tee and permanent mounting,simple in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.'

The foregeing and such other objectsof the invention as will appearhereinafterf as the description proceeds, will be more readf ilyunderstood from a perusal of the following specification, referencebeing had to the .accompanying drawing, in which Figg lis a perspectiveView of thev im-V proved tee mountedin ka floor, shown with a" golf ballthereon. .Y y

Fig. 2V is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view through thedevice.

Fig. 3 is a verticalV sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. l y

Fig. 1 is an inverted horizontal'sectional View..

Fig. 5.is aperspective view oftheim- 'rproved tee and mounting, shownmounted for outdoor use. p y Y The improved permanent tee structurepreferably includes a substantially rectangu-i lar Aplate 11-having a,longitudinal slot'12 therein formed with an enlarged end 13.' Bearings14 preferably areformed integral 1930.5 sei-,iai Nojeeaei. I

withjtheiplate lllfandexten'd downwardly therefrom. These bearings are,arranged one on each sideof'slot 12, adjacent ,its narrow end, andareintegral. with a downwardly eX- Ytendingconnecting wall 15 adjacent oneend Y of the slot 12.k A. pin 16,'` journaled` in the bearings 14,provides a-rotatable mounting y for a hub 'memberflr extending between.the

bearings 14'.y One face 18 of the hubmembery 17 is flat 'and isprovided'wtih a tapped Vopening 19to-receive .the threaded end121 offay.

tee or golf ball` sup`port22.

lVhen thetee 22 is positioned1f0r'use,it eX-` i tends substantiallylvertically upwardly through theslot 12, and a golf 'ball 23 is posisaidtee. `Properv vertical.V alignmentV of y, the tee 22 preferably isattained by manipulaticn by a loclrnut 26,A

To mount thedevice in a building, an" opentione'dv upon the concaveupper vend 243015 ing 27having a rabbet 28 is cut in the floor 29. i

The plate 11-is lplacedfupon the rabbet 28,'

whiclris offsufcient depth to dispose the top face of theplateflush-with the floor. A suit- Y abl'efreceptacle`31, preferablyformed of sheet metal,'is held in, place beneath the plate 11 by flanges32, extending outwardly of each end wall thereof and overlying the.rabbet 28. Screws 33, oriother suitable means retainthe v plate 11 andthe receptacle 31:" in place. If desired,i'a rubbermator carpet 34 (Fig`4) y having a cut-Out portion' 35 conforming in shapetoslot-12, may

stantially vertically, and a golfball ispesiti'oned thereon, as'described'in the' foregoing.

Uponstrilrin'g the golfball with aclub,the "if 1 tee 22, together withhubl17, rotates about pin y Y be placed over the floor. and the floorplate 11.

16, ,the tee enteringthe'receptacle 31 through i slot 12.` A suitablevU-shaped step 36 is are ranged vbeneath the. plate 11 to limit the drop,x

ofthe tee and. provide a support to hold it in an accessible-position;The tee maybe raised vertically'by grasping its end through the enlargedportion 13 of the slot and'swinging it ,n i?

about pin 16. Y i

v When the improved structure used on an.; y

outdoor golfcourse, the plate 1l preferably is mountedl upon the upperend of va hollow v box-like structure', having upwardly in- Y y clinedwalls.

The member 37 also is provided with an anchoring flange 38 around itsbottom edge which flange, together with the inclined walls, serves tosecurely anchor the device yin the earth at such depth as to dis- POSQthe'top pla-ne of the plate l1 at ground level. f Y c -Any desirednumber of plates 171, havingv a tee pivotally'mountedv therein, may bear- Y ranged in multiples upon a single mounting" 37, as shown in Fig.5. -In this instance, each l plateis. provided with a tee 22a ofdifferentV An arrangement of this characterV height.

- ispreferable, as diierentindividuals favor tees ofdiferent heights.The plates v1l also may be arranged in multiples for indoor use.

Where asingle unit is provided, the tee 22 may readily be removed andone of the desirable height inserted. Y l

It can readily be understood that Vthe device described in the foregoingspecification and illustrated in the accornp anying. drawing may embodyvariations in'detail structure without departing from the spirit ofthel'invention or the scope of the appended claims.v l .I claim:

lJAnl article'ot the class described vcom-V 'i prising, `in combination,a plateA having aligned bearings thereon, a wall connecting saidbearings, a hub rotatablyrmounted bei tween said bearings, a golf ballsupport re'- g movably mounted in said hub adapted to eX- tendsubstantially vertically through a slot in said plate, meansforsupporting said supportinv a non-vertical position, and a stopthreaded for adjustment in said wall to limit movement of the supportin'onev direction.

2. 'A golf tee comprising, in combination, a plate having a slottedopening therein, aligned bearings extending downwardly from saidplateone on each side of the slot adjacent one end of said slot, a wallconnecte ing'said bearings at the end ofsaid slot, a hub rotatablymounted vbetween said bearings, threaded means in said 1 wall adjustableto limit rotation of the hub in one direction, va

.golf ball support` adjustably mounted in said Y hub adapted toextendsubstantially'vertically through the slot when said'hub is against saidthreaded means, and a yoke `beneath said slot Y enga geable bysaidsupport to limit movement oit the hub away from said threaded means.

Y In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature i I at Urbana, Illinois.` YY WILLIAM E. VILLEY.'

